484 pages

English language

Published April 13, 2016

ISBN:
978-0-553-41971-9
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OCLC Number:
910475640

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4 stars (23 reviews)

A generation ago, the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war and death, the birthplace of fearsome supernatural sentinels who killed and subjugated millions. Now, the city's god is dead. The city itself lies in ruins. And to its new military occupiers, the once-powerful capital is a wasteland of sectarian violence and bloody uprisings. So it makes perfect sense that General Turyin Mulaghesh—foul-mouthed hero of the battle of Bulikov, rumored war criminal, ally of an embattled Prime Minister—has been exiled there to count down the days until she can draw her pension and be forgotten. At least, it makes the perfect cover story"

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Review of 'City of blades' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

3.5* This was a nice continuation of people, places, and mythos from the previous book. I enjoyed that it went in a rather different direction with some deeply different stories by following Mulaghesh.

While I liked the story I wasn't always so keen on Mulaghesh being so erratically flippant or panicked. I expected some but it seemed to vibrate more than necessary. In the end the characters played out right. Some as most often, sadly so, but their meeting, learning, and then leaving was well rounded.

If this is the second in a three part series I am very interested in where they go from here. Robert is a careful and very capable story teller that is not afraid to show us different angles of the human psyche and the potentials of divinities who can be both affected and effected by their rules and influences of their followers.

I hope …

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Subjects

  • Imaginary places
  • Colonies
  • Women generals
  • Fiction